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Single by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo | ||||
from the album Rated XXX | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Genre | East coast hip hop | |||
Length | 4:58 | |||
Label | Cold Chillin' | |||
Songwriter(s) | Leroy Burgess, James Calloway, Aaron Davenport, Nathaniel Wilson | |||
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo singles chronology | ||||
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Kool G Rap singles chronology | ||||
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"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" is the first single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's 1996 album Rated XXX.
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" is a braggadocio rap in which Kool G Rap boasts of his extravagant lifestyles, success with women and luxurious possessions. The song's hook samples the lines "I'm representin, puttin' Queens on the map" and "Playin' big willie style with the chauffeur. Yaknawmean?" from the Lost Boyz song " Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" and Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s " Player's Anthem", respectively. A heavy piano sample from the Fonda Rae song "Over Like a Fat Rat" can also be heard throughout.
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" samples the following songs: [1]
And was later sampled on:
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" | ||||
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Single by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo | ||||
from the album Rated XXX | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Genre | East coast hip hop | |||
Length | 4:58 | |||
Label | Cold Chillin' | |||
Songwriter(s) | Leroy Burgess, James Calloway, Aaron Davenport, Nathaniel Wilson | |||
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo singles chronology | ||||
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Kool G Rap singles chronology | ||||
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"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" is the first single from American hip hop duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's 1996 album Rated XXX.
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" is a braggadocio rap in which Kool G Rap boasts of his extravagant lifestyles, success with women and luxurious possessions. The song's hook samples the lines "I'm representin, puttin' Queens on the map" and "Playin' big willie style with the chauffeur. Yaknawmean?" from the Lost Boyz song " Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" and Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s " Player's Anthem", respectively. A heavy piano sample from the Fonda Rae song "Over Like a Fat Rat" can also be heard throughout.
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" samples the following songs: [1]
And was later sampled on: